Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-03

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products of the gardens, orchards and vine
yards of the upper Sacramento. This fact
alone should attract settlers and stimulate
orchard and vineyard planting.
WILLOWS, THE JUNCTION CITY.
What 1t is at Present, and What It Will
be in the Future.
Willows is a Centennial child, the first
building OF the town having been con
structed in 1876. 1t is therefore only
eleven years old, but. like everything else
in that exceptional climate, and on that
exceptional soil, it has far outgrown its
age, and in size, energy, wealth and bust
ness, it has already reached q vigorous and
powerful manhood. 1t has
\ CHARMING LOCATION
In gentle slope of the Sacramento valley.
There are no finer views of the beautiful
and grand in nature than are presented to
the residents of the Junction CITY," On
the north are Shasta's twin cones, $4,000
feet above the sea-leyel, projecting clear
and sharp against the blue sky beyond,
and, in the floods of sunlight, having
rich, warm, alpine glow. To the west are
the long, high outlines of the Sierras, from
which Lassen's Buttes rise and dominate
the other and lesser elevations. In the
foreground, in the center of the wide val
ley, are the Marysville Buttes with their
triple peaks, "that rise like purple isles
above the sea of golden grain" To the
south is Mount Diablo, standing boldly
against the southern sky. To the west are
the rounded and billowy lines of the higher
Coast Range, and nearer are the gradual
undulations of surface that prelude the
foothills, with their valley gems and their
slopes of uplands, lined with dark-limbed
and graceful oaks, scarlet -branched man
zanita and madrona.
In view of all this loveliness and grand
eur, the centennial city had its birth. The
population of Willows is 1900, and it is
rapidly increasing. Its streets are wide
well graded and lined with avenues of
and throwing their shade over streets and
ness portion is well built of brick, and
there are many handsome blocks of build
ings.
THE TRADE OF WILLOWS
Is very large one from the great number
Of the princely ranches that do business
here. There are stocks of goods in
every branch of trade that would do credit
to the great wholesale centers.
Hochheimer q Co., dealers in general
merchandise, grain, wool and bags have
large, handsome brick block in the center
of the town, with an immense stock of
goods. They saw the future of this rich
country, and established their business on
its present site before the TOWNSHIP was To-
Gated, and when it was a wheat field. They
have almost built up the town and large
trade as well. Their sales amount an
nually to 100000, and they sell 100000
grain bags and buy from 10000 to 10000
tons of wheat each year. They own 1000
acres of rich fruit, grain and grass land,
which they will divide and SELL
George w. Freeman, the pioneer hard
ware merchant of Colusa county, has
very large business in his line. He occu-
pies new brick building, built since the
country around for forty miles, His sales
amount to $4,000 annually, and they are
rapidly increasing.
ALL KINDS OF BUSINESS.
Every branch of business is represented.
There are of general merchandise stores.
I; hardware stores, 2; harness and sad
dlery, 2 bank, hotels, 8 restaurants,
I foundries, l !; blacksmith shops, 5;
lumber companies, l drug stores, 8; bak-
cries, 2; furniture stores, 2; -four mills, l
theaters, | !; fruit stores, q grocery stores,
I; real estate and insurance offices, 4
millinery stores, 2 livery stables, 8; Jew
elry stores, =; laundries, 4 brewery, | (
fire companies, 3 butcher shops, 3 shoe
maker shops, 2; lawyers, 6; weekly news
papers, =; daily newspaper, | fair grounds,
|; race track (mile), /; churches, 4;
shooting gallery, / :; city express compa-
house and sign painters 5; carpenter
shops, 8; tailor shops, 3; photograph gal
leries, =; ice company, l soda factory, l
barber shops, 4; Chinese merchants 5
grain warehouses, 5; stage companies, 5
fratcrnal orders, 5-making total of 149
business establishments in the town.
THE SCHOOLS OF THE CITY
Are all that home-seekers could desire
The Willows school building cut of
which is given-is fine, large two-story
brick building, divided into four commo-
dious rooms. The building cost $4,000,
and accommodates nearly 800 pupils
There is a school nine months in the year.
Four teachers are employed, at salaries
ranging from S75 to $l25 per month. All
over the country tributary to Willows
there are fine school-houses and good
schools, and the educational advantages of
this section are equal to any in the East
ern States.
ARTISAN WATER FOR CITY USE.
Willows is supplied with pure wafer
from FIVE artesian wells which is pumped |
into tanks and thence conveyed to every |
house in the town. The capacity of the |
engines and pumps is 10000 gallons per
hour, or 100000 gallons per day. There |
is an admirable Fire Department, with
three hose companies, each having hose |
hose-trlIck and twenty men, all thoroughly |
drilled by the Chief of the Department
A franchise for gas company has been
granted and gas works are in course of
construction, and soon the Junction
City" will be lighted with gas.
THE BANK OF WILLOWS
Does the banking business of the place. 1t |
was Incorporated In 1880, with n. d. Ride |
ont, President, and w. c. Murdoch,
Cashier. No change has been made in the
officers since the organization. The paid
up capital is 100000, and the reserve
fund is $4,000. This institution owns and
occupies a fine brick block, and the man
ayers are identified with every measure
that tends to promote and stimulate the
growth and development of the county.
w. c. Murdoch, the Cashier and Manager,
is an active, energetic business map, and is
thoroughly awake to the future of that
section of country.
WILLOWS WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATION
Was Incorporated in 1888 with capital
of $4,000. They have FIVE warehouses at
Willows with storage capacity of $4,000
tons three at Norman of $1,000 tons
one at Logandale of 5000 tons, and one at
I ymau of x 600 tons These warehouses;